I don't know what the other reviewers were expecting, an action flick with explosions? Of course a survival movie like this is going to be slow and sometimes a bit hard to watch. Isn't that kind of the point of these kind of movies?
Sure it was not the best, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first half of the movie had a couple boring scenes, but it gets better towards the end when the pacing picks up. True, maybe the passing of time wasn't very visible from the characters (like for the whole movie their beard and hair was barely growing). But the characters were well made, they felt authentic and relatable, also the acting was good. Especially at the end I loved Nikolaj's small micro expressions almost akin to what Brian Cranston can do. I love to see these Game of Thrones actors shine outside GoT.
Also, why do they speak English? Half of the cast were Nordic people if not Danish themselves. Why not speak Danish? Anyway, I think it's a solid watch for people who like slow and suspenseful and/or survival movies.
Sure it was not the best, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first half of the movie had a couple boring scenes, but it gets better towards the end when the pacing picks up. True, maybe the passing of time wasn't very visible from the characters (like for the whole movie their beard and hair was barely growing). But the characters were well made, they felt authentic and relatable, also the acting was good. Especially at the end I loved Nikolaj's small micro expressions almost akin to what Brian Cranston can do. I love to see these Game of Thrones actors shine outside GoT.
Also, why do they speak English? Half of the cast were Nordic people if not Danish themselves. Why not speak Danish? Anyway, I think it's a solid watch for people who like slow and suspenseful and/or survival movies.